Effect of Al content on microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-Al-Si-N nanocomposite coatings

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 718-721

  Chen, Li ^a   Du, Yong ^a   Wang, Ai J ^a   Wang, She Q ^a,b   Zhou, Shu Z ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Cutting Tools Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Cutting test; Grain size; Hardness; Nanocomposite coating; Ti Al Si N

Indexed keywords

AL CONTENTS; ATOMIC RATIOS; CATHODIC ARC EVAPORATIONS; CEMENTED CARBIDES; CUTTING PERFORMANCE; CUTTING TEST; GRAIN SIZE; NANO-COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; NANO-CRYSTALLINE; NANOCOMPOSITE COATING; TI-AL-SI-N;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; BIOMECHANICS; CARBIDES; COATINGS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CUTTING TOOLS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; NANOCOMPOSITES; SILICON;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 64049083676     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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